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Not Another Teen Movie
''Not Another Teen Movie'' is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Eric Christian Olsen, Eric Jungmann, Mia Kirshner, Deon Richmond, Cody McMains, Sam Huntington, Samm Levine, Cerina Vincent, Ron Lester, Randy Quaid, Lacey Chabert, Riley Smith and Samaire Armstrong. Released on December 14, 2001 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, the film is a parody of teen films released during the 1980s and 90s. The general plot is primarily derived from '' She's All That'', as well as '' 10 Things I Hate About You'', '' Can't Hardly Wait'', ''Pretty in Pink'', and '' Varsity Blues''. It is also filled with allusions to other films featuring teen and college-aged characters, such as '' American Beauty'', '' American Pie'', '' Bring It On'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'', '' Cruel Intentions'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Gallen
Joel Gallen is an American director and producer. He is the founder of Tenth Planet Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company. In addition to the 2025 concert '' Fire Aid,'' which raised $100 million for wildfire relief in Los Angeles, Gallen has produced and directed charity telethons and concerts that have cumatively raised more than $540 million for victims of the September 11 attacks; Hurricane Katrina; the 2010 Haiti earthquake and cancer research. In 2024, he produced and directed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony -- his 21st -- and executive produced the IHeartRadio Music Awards for the fifth time. Gallen created the ''MTV Movie Awards'' and the comedic short films that became their signature. He also produced and directed stand-up shows and comedy specials for Comedy Central and HBO, directed ''Not Another Teen Movie,'' and executive produced the film ''Zoolander,'' which was based on a VH-1 Fashion Awards short film. He has been nominated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Jungmann
Eric Joseph Jungmann (born December 2, 1981) is an American film and television actor perhaps best known for his role as "the obsessed best friend," Ricky Lipman in ''Not Another Teen Movie''. He is also known for his role of Jain McManus in '' Night Stalker'' and had a recurring role of Ivan, Larry Beale's yes-man in the Disney Channel original sitcom ''Even Stevens''. Early life Jungmann was born in Orlando, Florida, the son of restaurateurs Janet and Jim Jungmann. He attended both the North East School of the Arts and the International School of the Americas, both in San Antonio, Texas. Career Jungmann grew up studying acting and filmmaking in Texas beginning his career with small roles in local films like '' Varsity Blues'' and ''The Faculty''. He later moved to Los Angeles where he's continually evolving as an artist working in TV and films like ''Not Another Teen Movie'' and ''Winning London''. He's collaborated as an actor on shows like ''Criminal Minds'', ''True Blood' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Things I Hate About You
''10 Things I Hate About You'' is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger in his film directorial debut and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gabrielle Union, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith is a modernization of William Shakespeare's comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew'', retold in a late-1990s American high school setting. The film follows new student Cameron James (Gordon-Levitt) who is smitten with Bianca Stratford (Oleynik) and attempts to get bad boy Patrick Verona (Ledger) to date her antisocial sister Kat (Stiles) in order to get around her father's strict rules on dating. Named after a poem Kat writes about her romance with Patrick, the film was mostly shot in the Seattle metropolitan area, with many scenes filmed at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Washington. Released on March 31, 1999, ''10 Things I Hate About You'' grossed $53.5 million and received generally positive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She's All That
''She's All That'' is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove. It stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook, Matthew Lillard, Paul Walker, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Kieran Culkin and Anna Paquin. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Zack Siler boasts he could make any girl at his high school popular. It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play '' Pygmalion'' and George Cukor's 1964 film ''My Fair Lady''. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the lead actors, but were critical of the script. It was one of the most popular teen films of the late 1990s and reached No. 1 at the box office in its first week of release. It went on to earn $103 million worldwide. After featuring in the film, the song " Kiss Me" reached No. 2 on ''Billboards Hot 100 and stayed in the Top 10 for 16 weeks. A gender-swapped remake, titled '' He's All That'', was released on August 27, 2021, by Netflix. Plot Zack Siler is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Film
Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers, preteens and/or young adults by the plot being based on their special interests, such as coming of age, attempting to fit in, bullying, peer pressure, first love, teen rebellion, conflict with parents, and teen angst or alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way. Many teenage characters are portrayed by young adult actors in their 20s. Some teen films appeal to young males, while others appeal to young females. Films in this genre are often set in high schools and colleges, or contain characters who are of high school or college age. Types Teen film genres include * Teen drama * Teen comedy Additional types of teen films can be divided again into sub-categories. These can be found at list of teen films. Beach films Early examples of the genre in the United States include the " beach party films" of the 1950s and 1960s, such as the '' Gidget'' series. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parody
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satire, satirical or irony, ironic imitation. Often its subject is an Originality, original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or Counterculture of the 1960s, 1960s counterculture). Literary scholar Professor Simon Dentith defines parody as "any cultural practice which provides a relatively polemical allusive imitation of another cultural production or practice". The literary theorist Linda Hutcheon said "parody ... is imitation, not always at the expense of the parodied text." Parody may be found in art or culture, including literature, parody music, music, Theatre, theater, television and film, animation, and Video game, gaming. The writer and critic John Gross observes in his ''Oxford Book of Parodies'', that parody seems to flourish on te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samaire Armstrong
Samaire Rhys Armstrong ( ; born October 31, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Stay Alive'', '' The O.C.'', '' It's a Boy Girl Thing'', and as Juliet Darling in the ABC television series '' Dirty Sexy Money''. She has appeared on television as Elaine Richards in the ABC fantasy-drama ''Resurrection''. She has also appeared in music videos for " Penny & Me" by Hanson and " Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. Early life Armstrong was born in Tokyo to a Scottish father, Hunter Armstrong, and an Italian mother, Sylvia Sepielli. Her mother designs spas for resorts and her father teaches soldiers close combat training. Armstrong lived in Japan for five years, before moving to Hawaii and later Sedona, Arizona, where she grew up and attended Sedona Red Rock High School. She has also lived in Malaysia and China. Career Television In 2000, Armstrong made her television debut guest starring in an episode of the teen drama television series ''Party of Five'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riley Smith
Riley Smith (born April 12, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on television, such as recurring roles in the series '' 24'', ''Joan of Arcadia'', '' 90210'', ''True Blood'' and '' The Messengers'', and starring roles on the television series '' Drive'', ''Frequency'', and ''Nancy Drew''. Early life and education Smith's parents are Russ and Roxanne Smith. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and raised in Marion, Iowa on his parents’ horse ranch. He became an accomplished rider, competing in a horse show for the first time when he was 9 years old. When he was 15, he placed 4th in 3-Year-Old Mares division at the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship, and at 16 won the American Quarter Horse Youth World Championship. When he was 17, he became president of the 50,000-member youth association, becoming the youngest person to serve as president of American Quarter Horse Youth Association. He graduated from Alburnett Junior-Senior High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert ( ; born September 30, 1982) is an American actress. One of her first roles as a child actress was the part of Bianca Montgomery, the daughter of Erica Kane, on ''All My Children'' from 1992 to 1993. She gained further prominence for her portrayal of Claudia Salinger in the Fox television drama '' Party of Five'' (1994–2000). In film, she has appeared in '' Lost in Space'' (1998), '' Not Another Teen Movie'' (2001), and '' Daddy Day Care'' (2003); and had leading roles as Gretchen Wieners in '' Mean Girls'' (2004), Meg Cummings in '' Dirty Deeds'' (2005), Dana Mathis in the horror remake '' Black Christmas'' (2006), and Penelope in the animated film '' All I Want for Christmas Is You'' (2017). Chabert has also appeared in more than 40 Hallmark Channel films. Chabert's extensive voice acting roles have included Eliza Thornberry in the Nickelodeon animated series '' The Wild Thornberrys'' (1998–2004) and the feature films '' The Wild Thornberrys Movi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Lester
Ron Lester (August 4, 1970 – June 17, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in the films '' Varsity Blues'', '' Not Another Teen Movie'', ''Good Burger'', and the television series '' Popular''. Career Lester's first acting role came when he went to Atlanta, Georgia, to appear as an extra in a commercial, which turned into a feature part. He appeared in the music video for "Kick a Little" by the country music band Little Texas in 1994. Lester moved to Los Angeles and began doing stand-up comedy in comedy clubs. His first film role was in the movie ''Good Burger'' in 1997. In 1999 Lester played the role of Billy Bob in the film '' Varsity Blues'', which would become the role he is most known for. That year he also had recurring roles on two TV drama comedies, '' Freaks and Geeks'' and '' Popular''. He also appeared in '' Not Another Teen Movie'', portraying a character that was a parody of his role in ''Varsity Blues''. Personal life Obese since childho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerina Vincent
Cerina Vincent (born February 7, 1979) is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role starring as Maya (Power Rangers), Maya in the television series ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy,'' followed by a part in the comedy film ''Not Another Teen Movie'', before going on to star in the horror film ''Cabin Fever (2002 film), Cabin Fever'', which established her as a "scream queen" and led to further roles in horror movies. More recently, she appeared as Suzy Diaz in the Disney Channel series ''Stuck in the Middle (TV series), Stuck in the Middle''. She has also written three books with Jodi Lipper, wrote a regular column for ''The Huffington Post'', and co-hosts the podcast ''Raising Amazing'' with Dr. Joel Gator. Early life Vincent was born on February 7, 1979, in Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas, Nevada, to parents of Italian descent. Vincent loved to perform from an early age, encouraged by her mother, who was a dance instructor. She performed in a Christmas production at Diskin Eleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samm Levine
Samuel Franklin Levine (born March 12, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neal Schweiber on NBC's ''Freaks and Geeks'' and PFC Hirschberg in the 2009 film ''Inglourious Basterds''. Levine was also the sidekick and fill-in host on the internet talk show '' Kevin Pollak's Chat Show''. Levine was a regular competitor on Collider's ''Movie Trivia Schmoedown''. Early life Levine was born in Park Ridge, Illinois, the son of Lynne, a mortgage broker, and Harris Levine, a dentist. He was raised in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Levine is Jewish. Career Levine began performing stand-up comedy at bar mitzvahs at age 12. After seeing him perform, Lisa Kudrow advised him that he should start auditioning in Manhattan. When Levine began his acting career, he added the extra "M" to his name as there was already a Sam Levine registered with the Screen Actors Guild. Levine was cast as a character in the sixth and final season of ABC's '' Lost'' in a small role that was wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
